Statistics 2025-26

Block 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Applied statistics
MATH-516 / Section MA
Mhalla
EN
-
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 3h
Summer session
During the semester
5
Multivariate statistics
MATH-444 / Section MA
Panaretos
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Randomization and causation
MATH-336 / Section MA
Sturma
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Regression methods
MATH-408 / Section MA
Limnios
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Statistical computation and visualisation
MATH-517 / Section MA
Mhalla
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
5
Statistical inference
MATH-562 / Section MA
Chandak
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5

Block 2

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Summer session
3

Group 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Algorithms II
CS-450 / Section IN
Kapralov
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 3h
-
Winter session
Written
8
Applied biostatistics (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MATH-493 / Section MA
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
5
Applied data analysis
CS-401 / Section SC
Brbic
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
8
Bayesian statistics
MATH-339 / Section MA
Wang
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Biostatistics (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MATH-449 / Section MA
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Computational linear algebra
MATH-453 / Section MA
Kressner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Computational optimal transport
MATH-528 / Section MA
Chizat
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Convex optimization
MGT-418 / Section MTE
Kuhn
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Data visualization
COM-480 / Section SC
Vuillon
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
6
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Deep reinforcement learning (Pas donné en 2025-26)
CS-456 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
6
Derivatives
FIN-404 / Section IF
Hugonnier
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Empirical processes
MATH-522 / Section MA
Limnios
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Exploratory data analysis in environmental health
ENV-444 / Section SIE
Joost, Nehme
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Financial big data (MA3 only)
FIN-525 / Section IF
Challet
EN
  • Courses: 3h
-
Winter session
During the semester
3
Foundations of Data Science
COM-406 / Section IN
Gastpar
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
8
Gaussian processes
MATH-426 / Section MA
Aru
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
5
Genetics and genomics
BIO-373 / Section SV
Deplancke, Waszak
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Genomics and bioinformatics
BIO-463 / Section SV
Bitbol, Luisier, Rougemont
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Information security and privacy (This course will be last given in fall 2025. This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-402 / Section IN
Payer
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
8
Learning theory
CS-526 / Section IN
Macris
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Machine learning for behavioral data
CS-421 / Section IN
Käser
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Markov chains
MATH-332 / Section MA
Mountford
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Martingales in financial mathematics
MATH-470 / Section MA
Schmutz
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Oral
5
Mathematical modelling of behavior
MATH-463 / Section MA
Bierlaire
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Mathematics of data: from theory to computation
EE-556 / Section EL
Cevher
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 3h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Measure theory
MATH-303 / Section MA
Ackelsberg
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Nonparametric estimation and inference
MATH-524 / Section MA
Chandak
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Nutrition: from molecules to health (For MSc students only)
BIO-441 / Section SV
Descombes, Hager, Rezzi
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Optimization for machine learning
CS-439 / Section IN
Flammarion, Jaggi
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
8
Probability and stochastic calculus
FIN-415 / Section IF
Perazzi
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Probability theory
MATH-432 / Section MA
Mountford
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Randomized matrix computations (Pas donné en 2025-26 Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans)
MATH-403 / Section MA
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
5
Risk and environmental sustainability
MATH-383 / Section MA
Mhalla
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Sensing and spatial modeling for earth observation
ENV-408 / Section SIE
Berne, Skaloud, Tuia
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
5
Statistical analysis of network data
MATH-448 / Section MA
Olhede
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Statistical machine learning
MATH-412 / Section MA
Obozinski, Zemel
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Statistical theory
MATH-442 / Section MA
Zemel
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Statistics for genomic data analysis (Pas donné en 2025-26 Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans )
MATH-474 / Section MA
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
5
Stochastic simulation
MATH-414 / Section MA
Nobile
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Theory of stochastic calculus
MATH-431 / Section MA
Dalang
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Time series
MATH-342 / Section MA
Olhede
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Topics in machine learning
MATH-520 / Section MA
Chizat
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5

Group 2

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Specialisation semester
MATH-580 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR/EN
  • Individual project: 680h
  • Individual project: 680h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
30

Master project

Courses
Language
MP Autumn
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Master project in Statistics
MATH-590 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR/EN
  • Individual project: 900h
Winter session
Oral
30